for real estate and tourism sectors. An economic outlook and forecasts by Metrobank’s research department showed that the country’s growth domestic product (GDP) will continue to grow at an average of six percent in 2013. Because of the stellar growth in the first three quarters of 2012 and given the still rosy prospects‚ the Research center has revised a full-year 2012 GDP growth forecast to 6.6 percent‚ while 2013 growth is seen at six percent. Economic growth for the first three quarters of
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MACROECONOMICS POLICY AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT IN NIGERIA INTRODUCTION In normal economic condition‚ macroeconomic policy drivessustainable development of anation. The two main branches of macroeconomics policies are based on monetary and fiscal economics. Central Bank‚ the nationalapex bank controls the monetary policy while the Ministry of Financeplays major role in national fiscal policy. However‚ most economists concur that‚ synergy exists between micro-and macro-economics variables and two policy
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Economic Development - Changes in income‚ savings and investment along with progressive changes in socio-economic structure of country Economic Growth - Economic growth refers to an increase in the real output of goods and services in the country Globalisation refers to the integration between different countries and economies to operate as a single eco entity Can achieve eco growth by eco development How to achieve eco dev? Trade Patterns - What goods and services a country trades‚ with whom
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EE8093 Energy Devices for 8093 Sustainable Urban Environment Environment A/P Terence Wong Division of Microelectronics School of Electrical and Electronic Engineering Office: S2-B2c-103 Email: ekswong@ntu Email: ekswong@ntu.edu.sg EE8093 Energy Devices 1 Course objectives Course objectives This energy minor course shows how technological gy solutions can contribute to solving environmental problems in the context of cities The basic operating principles and applications
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Date File 1 Chapter One 1) Determine whether the evaluated group is a population or a sample. a) Based on a randomly selected group of 500 patients with high cholesterol‚ it was found that 67% have heart disease. Is this a population or a sample; explain your answer. Population‚ because it is the study of a number of people for a particular study. b) An investigation of 150 randomly selected local restaurants concluded that 42% of local restaurants have serious health code violations. Is
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Future of Nuclear Power in Sustainable Development 2012/3/20 1. Development of Neural Power A. More and more countries pay their attention to the introduction of nuclear power programs. B. The advantages of nuclear power. 2. Status of Neural Power A. Neural Power Status of the countries in the asia-pacific region. B. Other countries’ interest in nuclear power. 3. Rising Interest of Neural Power The reliability of nuclear power plant. 4. Problems
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Although the tabacco industry is one of most successful economic operations‚ tabacco products are associated with the most deaths more than any other product (1). The consumption of tabacco leads to numerous fatal diseases such as lung cancer‚ heart disease‚ stroke‚ chronic respiratory disease‚ and other conditions and approximately 4.2 million Canadians are smokers as of 2015 (4). The consumption of tabacco also has an economic impact of $17 billion dollars in annual social costs including $4.4
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SOCIAL FACTORS – BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT Introduction: The main factor that affects most business is the degree of competition – how fiercely other businesses compete with the products that another business makes. The other factors that can affect the business are: Social – how consumers‚ households and communities behave and their beliefs. Legal – the way in which legislation in society affects the business. Economic – how the economy affects a business in terms of taxation‚ government spending
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What do you understand by ‘sustainable development’? How far has it progressed in your region? Key words: ‘What …?’; ‘you understand’; ‘sustainable development’; ‘progressed’; ‘your’. • the term ‘sustainable development’ was popularised by the World Commission on Environment and Development in the late 1980s • it is a systematic approach to achieving human development that still sustains the resources of our planet – there are signs that wealthier countries are consuming Earth’s resources
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Sustainable development refers to a mode of human development in which resource use aims to meet human needs while ensuring the sustainability of natural systems and the environment‚ so that these needs can be met not only in the present‚ but also for generations to come. The term ’sustainable development ’ was used by the Brundtland Commission‚ which coined what has become the most often-quoted definition of sustainable development: "development that meets the needs of the present without compromising
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